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A French adaptation of the second (and much less well-known) version of D.H. Lawrence's erotic tale.A French adaptation of the second (and much less well-known) version of D.H. Lawrence's erotic tale.A French adaptation of the second (and much less well-known) version of D.H. Lawrence's erotic tale.
- Awards
- 11 wins & 14 nominations total
Jacques De Bock
- Le médecin
- (as Jacques de Bock)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis movie is based on an alternate draft of D.H. Lawrence's novel unpublished until after his death. It's why the gamekeeper is called Parkin instead of Mellors.
- GoofsWhen the chauffeur is bringing Lady Chatterley home at the end the car is being driven on the right. In England one drives on the left.
- Alternate versionsAfter the film had played in theaters, an "Extended European" version was released on home video and some streaming channels that was an hour longer.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Rembob'Ina: Les 30 ans d'Arte (2022)
- SoundtracksValse triste, Op.44
Composed by Jean Sibelius
Featured review
I didn't really expect too much from this movie and hearing the running time was just short of three hours, was fully prepared to leave after getting a flavour of it. How wrong I was, this is a very fine film and doesn't drag for a moment. It is beautiful, believable and nothing short of a wonderful sexy surprise. All the support acting is measured and helps provide a solid counterbalance for the central couple who gradually learn to let go their inhibitions and slide blissfully from lust to love. It is all very gradually done from Chatterley's first glimpse of the gamekeeper washing himself outside his hut and her consequent, and at the time seemingly over the top, need to sit to gather her senses, literally; to the powerful scene where she asks him to turn and display his erect penis and the wondrous scenes of the naked couple cavorting ecstatically in the pouring rain. All in all a fine mix of the wonders of nature, the manliness of the hand made, the power of sex and the need for love. The more overt political elements that Lawrence would probably have wanted put more to the fore are probably better dealt with here, kept more in the background. Brave film making, especially at a time when being so positive about 'sexual healing' seems so out of vogue.
- christopher-underwood
- Aug 18, 2007
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Леді Чаттерлей
- Filming locations
- Château de Montmery, Ambazac, Haute-Vienne, France(Wragby Hall, Lady Chatterley's home)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $687,414
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $32,814
- Jun 24, 2007
- Gross worldwide
- $3,200,383
- Runtime2 hours 48 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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